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, 1887-02-08

You never heard of negroes dying Of
consumption before the war said an cx-
Virginia slave the other day. 1t is only
within the past twenty-five years that the
disease has fastened its clutches upon our
people, In the old days it was u pretty
luzy coon that caught anything worse
than II licking. The slave always had On
much to do to spend any time lying around
for consumption to light upon him. lie
got up early in the morning, worked hard
all day and went Ia bed early at night.
lie ate 'possum and yams, IL sang and
danced when the days work was Gone.
This sort of living and exercise made the
slave proof against consumption and lung
diseases. II Is all different now. There
are n heap of young 'coons' lying round
town playing Christmas gigs in the policy
shops and shooting craps in some alley,
who are keeping open house for just such
callers as spinal meningitis and consumr-
ton Chicago Herald.
, 1887-02-08
SCARED INTO REFORMATION.
An Old R~nilroader's story-A Close CAL
for a Drunken Man.

~ - -
''Ou on our Nebraska line, near Sutton,
Clay county, suid a railroader, who for
many years had owed allegiance 10 the
great Chicago, Burlington and Quincy.
there used to live n man named Potter
n rather old man, who had seen better
days, but who was then living in n dugolt,
about two miles from town, and close by
the railroad track. He was n fearful old
drunkard, too, and used to go to town
about every other day and fill up at Pat
Curran's saloon, starting home late in the
evening, and always taking the railroad
rack. Being an old man, and not able to
stand such big and bad doses Of liquor as
Pat gave him. he often fell down on the
track and went to sleep. Time and again
our boys stopped their trains on discover
ing old Potter ahead, and, of course, saved
his life every time they did it. 1t got to
he 50 that 1t was a rule of the road along
BY sutton to look out for old Potter.
After n time the boys got tired OF 1t, and
got the local agent to notify the old man
TINT he'd got to keep off the track or get
hurt. This had nc effect, and Potter used
our ties for n bed quite as often as before.
One winters night in 1874 Dave Thomp-
son-he's now superintendent at Lincoln,
but he was then n freight conductor-onc
night Dave was running an extra cattle
train from Lowell, and MS they reached
the top OF the hill going down to Sutton,
Dave was in the engine cab, and he said:
Keep "A sharp lookout for old Potter.
II he's on let's give him a scare
Pretty soon the engineer sighted IA
dilapidated form ahead on the track, and
declared that it was the old man Whistle
for brakes said Thompson, but let her
run pretty free, and We'll shake the old
man up n bit
The boys all entered into the spirit Of
thing. Their purpose was to run the loco
motives nose right into the old man and
rouse him without hurting him, with the
idea Of giving him Il good scare. But the
weight Of the train and the grade proved
pretty bad things to calculate to such a
fine point, and when the locomotive
reached the old man the boys all had
their hearts in their threats and II feeling
that they were little better than murder
ers. They jumped down, expecting to
find Potter all mashed to pieces, but there
he was under the engine, snug up against
the fire box, where he had been rolled and
pushed along o II the snow for two or three
rods. lie was evidently warm OH the
side next the fire box and cold on the
other. for just as the boys got to him they
heard him mutter:
"'I shay, ole 'oman-shay-yer pullin'
all 'cr cover off'n me
We'll, the boys got him out, and were
delighted to find that he wasn't much
hurt, As soon as they got him thor
oughly reused he was the most fright
ened man that ever was. That scare
proved his salvation, for he braced up and
reformed, and now owns one of the finest,
best stocked farms in Clay county. | got
this story from one Of our Nebraska men,
and know it to be true. Chicago Herald
'"rrnin Talk
, 1887-02-08

Nervous Debility, Seminal Weakness,
Exhausted Vitality, Lost Manhood, and
all the terrible effects Of self abuse and
excuses in maturer years. such as noe
tnrnal emissions, loss of memory. dimness
Of vision, aversion to society, the vital
fluid passing unobserved in the urine and
other 9u symptoms anat le aG1 to insanity SAINT apa
suffering from the above should consult us
at once. Cure guaranteed IN all such
cases. CONSUL ATION FREE.
Chemical analysn, including thorough
microscopic examinations of the urine, s..
An honest opinion given in all cases. We
furnish The Great English Remedy, Sir
1stiey (ooper's Vital Restorative, at SO a
bottle, or four times the quantity $40
SAMPLE BOTTLE FkEE
to any one stating symptoms, sex and age.
Address English Medical Dispensarg, No.
II Kearny ST, San Francisco, Gaia.
, 1887-02-08

When sight goes in youth the sense Of
hearing becomes intensely ncute, and
music IL II source of the deepest pleasure.
The sense of touch acquires such a deli
cacy and power that the blind may be
said not only to see with the tips of their
fingers, but with their whole bodies.
Those who recover sight are a long time
learning how to use their eyes. Accord
ing to DIR. Guilbeau, who to-day was ut
the museum Of the Rue de Rousselet to
give my explanations visitors might
want, such persons often, when told to
fetch objects which they nave already seen
and learned the names of, instinctively
shut their eyes and feel for them. A
variety of maps for the blind shown Mt
this museum display great ingenuity, and
the cost prices of them are low. Among
them nre celestial aliases.
| should not forget the various means
for enabling the blind to write and cor
respond with each other and with persons
who see. In the former case they use the
Braille characters and in the latter the
ordinary Roman characters, but the
pencil, with an agate or other hard point,
moves from right to left. Its course is
marked by lines of strong thread stretched
on II piece Of cloth, beneath which there
is n sheet of paper. When the pape is
taken out and turned the words that nave
been traced are in relief and to be read
from left to right. The chess boards differ
little from those used at sea by naval
officers. The playing cards ave all tiny
marks in relief on the inside corners,
which ON being felt by n blind player, en-
ables him to understand his own hand
Inc know what his partner or opponent
has played. The sightless can thus play
rubbers Of whist with persons who are
not sightlcss Leeds Mercury.
, 1887-02-08
ACHiLD'S SKIN
Ears and ScaID Covered with ECze-
matous Scabs and Sores
Cured by Cuticura.

ANY little son, aged < years, has been
M afflicted with eczema OF the scalp.
aud at times a great portion OF the body,
ever since he was , years old. Ii began in
Ais c..s and extended TO his scalp. which
became covered with scabs and sores and
IRON which . sticky fluid poured out,
causing intense itching and distress and
leaving his hair matted and ~liicless.
Underneath these scabs the skin was raw
ike n piece of becfsteak. Gradually the
hair came ont and was destroyed until but
a small patch was left at the back of the
head. My friends in Peabody know how
my litlle boy has suffered. At nigh. he
would scratch his head until his pillow was
covered with blood. | used to tic his
hands behind him and in many way tired
TO prevent his scratching. but 1t was no
use. he would scra,sh. took him IN the
hospital and to the best physicians in Pea
body without success. About his time
some friends who had been cure by the
Cuticura Remedies prevailed upon me to
try them. began to use them on the
18th of January last. In seven months
every particle Of the disease was removed.
Not a spot or scab remains on his scalp TO
tell the story of his suffering. His hair
has returned and is thick and strong, and
his scalp US sweet and clean as any child =
in the world. | cannot say enough to
express my gratitude for this wonderful
cure by the Cuticura Remedies and wish
all similarly afflicted to know that my
statement is true and without exaggora'
ton. CHARLES MChAl,
Oct. q. 1878. Peabody, Mass.
| have seen Mr.. McKay's boy when
badly affected with the eczema. lie was
a pitiful sight to look at know hat he
has tried our best physicians and do all a
father could do for a suffering child, but
availed nothing. l know that the state
mcnts he has made you as regards the
! curing Of his boy by your Cuticura keme-
dies are trle in every particular.
WILLIAM J. MCCARTHY,
30 Foster street, Peabody, Mass
DID everywhere. Price: Cutlcura, Soc
Cuticura Soap, 25c; Cuticura Kesolvent,
81. Prepared by the Potter Drug and
Chemical Co.. Boston Mass.
Sesd for "How to Cure Skin Diseases
pIMPLES, blackheads. skin blemishes,
and baby humors cured by Cuticura
'oap.
, 1887-02-08

\ traveller In Snxony relates his sur
prise at the large number II ponds of all
sizes which stud the fields in every direc-
tioiL These ponds nrc as carefully tended
as ARE the fields and ARE IL source OF in
come To their owners. They TEEN with
carp, tench and other fish that will thrive
In sluggish water. These are taken out
In the fall and sold Mt prices ranging from
twelve to twenty cents per pound The
ponds are then restocked with n Young
brood, which costs from nifty cents to
S1.2J per 100, according to size These
iish are left TO shift for themselves untl
they are n year old, when they are usually
tit for market In winter the ponds yield
IA crop of ice. which Is disposed Of at u fair
price -thicago Times.
, 1887-02-08

". Y. Hunt can always be relied upon,
not only to carry in stock the best of
everything. but to secure the agency for
such article as have well-known merit, and
are popular with the people, thereby sus-
tanning the reputation of bang always
enterprising, and ever reliable: Having
secured the agency for the celebrated DIR.
Kings New Discovery for consumption,
will sell il on a positive guarantee. II
will surely cure any and every affection of
throat. lungs and chest, and to show you
our confidence. we invite you IN call and
rt a trial bottle free.
, 1887-02-08

The venerable james Jackson, who was
the Ncstor Of the medical profession for so
long "a time in Boston, used to say that n
man came to the prime of his effective fac
ultic4 whcn he was 60 years old. He said
that it was true that the curve of physical
strength was then declining. But expert
oHcy and the ability to act which comes
tiom experience are, OF curse. constantly
Improving while memory holds. Accord
iug To DIR. jackson the curve Of experience
and the curve Of physical life cross each
other at the age Of 6J.-Boston journal.
, 1887-02-08

Is a very prevalent and exceedingly dis
agreeable disease. liable. if neglected, to
develop into serious consumption. Being
a constitutional disease, it requires a con-
stitutinnal remedy like Hoods Sarsarpa-
rilla, which, acting through the blood,
reaches every part Of the system, efecting
a radical and permanent cure of catarrh IN
even most severe forms. Made only by
c. |. Hood 4 Co., Lowell, Mass.
, 1887-02-08

Nh. T.. Martin, OF Munich, manufact.
urcs IA compound consisting chiefly OF
COMMON salt, alum, soluble glass and
i4n tate Of soda, which has been intro.
lnerd with great success in Austria and
~ 1erland for the extinction OF fires, aud
is nlw hoiug used IN Germany, where the
uialr.lt. have recommended II TO their
navy ysria-Boston Transcript.
, 1887-02-08

The best salvc in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rhcum fever,
sores, letter. chapped hands, chilblains,
corns and all skin oruptions. and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed TO give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded Price % cents per box.
For sale by w n. Hunt.
, 1887-02-08
FOR THE SIGHTLESS.
BOOKS, MAPS AND WRITING AP-
PARATUS FOR BLIND PEOPLE.

\ French Mus-um-WIint England Has
Acconnpii-hed-One of the 1riurnphs Of
Modern Educational work-Grcat In
genuity Displayed.
\ museum for the blind has been opened
in the Rue de Rousselet. 1t hns been cs-
tablished by the blind DIR. Guilbcau, one
of the professors in the Institute dies
Jcunes Aveugles, and contains specimens
Of nearly all the objects invented for u
long course OF years for schools primary,
technical and others for sightless pupils.
Persons having blind relatives or friends
will on Tuesdays obtain any information
they may want about books, maps. writ
ing apparatus, teachers and SO on for their
special benefit. Not the least curious part
OF the exhibition is what is contained in
the bookcase. There is there II large col
lection OF quarto volumes. all the principal
characters of which are raised on the
Braille system. This is now more in use
than my other in Italy, PRUSSIA, Alsace
and the United States. 1t il said that it
has the merit Of being very simple, but to
nn unacrustomed eye II is as hard to make
ont ns shorthand.
ENGLIsn BLIND ALPHABET.
Tn English blind alphabet is quito diff
fercnt, looking like the Ninevite inscrip-
ton. The letters, according TO the Braille
system, are made like the French sign for
an acute accent, and are set in squares.
The relative angles ut which they are
placed, one to another, give them alpha
betical meaning. Blindness is much more
the scolIrge of the Door mar than of the
rich. If, therefore, charitable societies
did moi bring out books for the blind il
would be impossible for this unfortunate
class to obtain them. Most of those in
the Braillc type are for school classes.
There are already eight volumes Of Lii.
tres dictionary, some works of reference,
La F%ontaine's Fables, Boileau's Lutrin Sc
lections from the great French authors in
prose and verse and n Bible, which has
been printed bya society to further educar
ton among the blind.
But the efforts made in this direction in
France are poor when compared with the
results won in England, although the
alphabet used there seems less easy to
learn and covers more space than the
Braille one. In England there have been
rs many rs IL hundred thousand volumes
printed for sightless readers, including tho
Bible, the "Pilgrim's Progress Millions
works and all Shakespeare's plays, but, us
DIR. Guilbeau says, these facts should not
discourage him and his fellow workers,
because the English speaking peoples form
the most reading nations of the world, or
at least the nations who give the most
business to the printer and publisher. An
encouraging fact is the existence in France
of three periodicals for the blind One, lie
Louis Braillc, is monthly, and costs three
francs II year. Its fortnightly edition
costs seven francs, and embraces n great
variety OF topics which enter nto the
Common range OF journalism. Les Trois
Mondes is the second. 1t appears at Mar
settles, where the number of sightless per
sons is great, and there appears in the
same city n weekly paper chiefly devoted
to musical topics. IL has n circulation of
about GOO, and 4S0 blind persons subscribe
m IL
, 1887-02-08

Mr.. Edmund Herssy holds that there
should be a clause in the experiment sta
tion act requiring as far rs possible i'm
portant experiments to be photographed
and copies to be deposited as Washington,
where they could he compared with each
nj
, 1887-02-08

Stories in this world tell themselves by
halves. There ia always "A silent side
many silent sides perhhps--for lives run
together. overlap, interlacc. and none can
tell the life Of another Mira. \ d a..
Whitney.
, 1887-02-08
Registered Letters to:

NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK.
New Orleans. la.
REM EMBER t;eaerais Seanreoar,i
aud FrrlD, 1rh0 are ~ chdrgs Of The dratrings,
Is a guarantee n absolute fdfrlsss and integrity
thai Tie chuncss are all equal u..f that no cIie
can PovibiD dirinc 'rhat numbers lriH drdrn -
Prize, An parties, therefore,. udrcrfisinq Ia
guarantee Prices in ms LofcrY. az holding out
any other fnip0sslbte Inducements Gre siriudfsrs
, 1887-02-08
100 Doses

One Dollar. Hood's Sarsaparila Is the only
medicine of which this can be truly said
and 1t is an unanswerable argument as to
the strength and positive economy OF this
great medicine. Hoods Sarsaparilla is made
OF roots, herbs, barks, etc. long and favorably
known for their power in purifying the blood
and in combination, proportion, and process.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is peculiar to Itself.
For economy and comfort we use Hoods
Sarsaparilla." Mrs. c. BREWSTER. Buffalo.
Hoods S%arsaparilla takes less time and
quantity to show its eject than any other
preparation 1 ever heard of. l would not be
without 1t in the house," Mrs. c. A. M.
HUBBARD, North Chill. N. Y. 100 Doses
, 1887-02-08

Those who want pure Lake Mahpsh-
lutah ice, should send their order to Sloan
4 Co., or call at Mauss' bakery, Seven
teenth street,
, 1887-02-08
OUR SPLENDID GIRLS.
HOW THE YOUNG MEN OF THE DAY
COMPARE WITH THEM.

Up and Down Tinh Avcnue-A Mag
indecent specimen OF American Woman
h"oi-Th- slim. Thin Faced. lettering
iI..nre II "a Dude-AthIciics.
sons sunday afternoon. take n walk
up ruth avenue and then down again.
,'sir it the afternoon. At noon, when
ttr church goer- have just been released
~ "a church. the pavement IL 50 crOwded
.i.f you see no more han u moving mass
r-tolors. which hewildcrs the eye and
os srrhclins The perceptions. Nou viii
src "a hundred people YOU know on the way
up and another hundred on the way down.
And ihey rome along in n convenient
.trl ding procession SO that you eau noi
II licil II you have q modelling acquuint-
nae Of stop to shake hands II the rcla-
t.sf cNi5ting are n little closer and more
fricauis.
ten. sherman, Tom Ochiltree, Addison
Cammack, kyrle Bcllew, the Hon. vii
liall A. Cody, the Marquis de Morcs, Larry
Jerome are interesting. to be sure, and
est reflections Of all shades, grave und
l-.,. but this magnificent looking girl WHO
swings along ut "A ionr mile gait Is not
olly q subject for reflection, she is Il theme
for admiration, Tor congratulntion, for
tenderness. and the sight Of her sends ten
iApusand new impulses through the mind
and heart.
This is American w~omanhood
Not the American womanhood Of Wash
ingfon Irving's day, when fimsy dresses
were in style, which were dampencd ut
night TO make them cling closely to the
iorni, n when shoes with paper solcs
.crc in general favor, aud the donning Of
'hcm was rs good rs n cordial invitation
H. W tlAA. ..H... a..
, 1887-02-08

All this Is true, but only true In part.
The gyInnasiums are resorted to, but very
much us the theatres ARE. The youth of
the day goes 10 see others exercise just as
hc goes to see Others net on the stage. As
n mnttcr of theory, he knows n great deal
more about jumping and running, wrcst-
ling and boxing than the youth of 10 or 10
years ago did. He is learned in echnica
terms and Is educated rs II critic, but ns "a
performer he Is nowhere. His enthusiasm
for the athletics is the enthusiasm which
n and supports private smuggling
matches. lie pays $25 apiece for them.
And when he expresses disappointment
that the mill has not been lively enough,
the slugger replies;
II know what youse young fcllers
want. Yer want blood, and yer can
nave blood for less thnn $50"
This is the kind Of enthusiasm for
athletics which Is rampant. II il the kind
which prompts the youth with no chest
aud legs to stay up all night ant pay S25
To discover at dawn the next morning,
thirty or forty miles away from his warm
little bed, that the great fight between
Jack and Jill for $1,000 II side will not
take place, information which he can buy
with his evening paper for two cents.
And IL ~ this enthusiasm which keeps the
membership Of the athletic clubs up to
high figures. But out OF every hundred
members about five use the appliances in
the gymnasium and ninety-hve watch
them do It'll :. Hewitt in New York
Mail md Express.
, 1887-02-08

This - the American womanhood Of to-
day, and even more truly Of the future,
heaven be praised Look at the rosy
cheeks, the sparkling eyes, the shoulders
thrown back, the firm and certain step.
Notice how well nourished the cheeks are,
how deep and true the inspirations, and
how plump and well rounded the arms
which taper down TO the well gloved
hands. Is 1t not n glorious sight There
is no chance for paper soled shoes here.
Broad, substantially soled button boots
cover the handsome, muscular feet, and
in place OF the tawdry costume whose
likeness is preserved for us by dozens of
old ~cngravings, here we have IA neat and
well made cloth suit, which fits the own
er's form to perfection. Can anything be
more satisfactory TO the eye than this
pictur, of honest health, OF alert though
not perhaps of subtle intelligence and
womanly beauty There may be no sug-
gestion of s~entimentnlity here, nothing Of
what everyday novelists call poetry, and
there T. no romantic melancholy, but,
without any sacrifice Of wonanlincss,
there is grace, and. above all, there are
life and strength.
But whit Is thisY What is this slim,
puny, hin faced, to1dling, tottering little
figure who emphasizes by sheer force of
contrast the strength and the color of this
girl with the greyhound like movements
Well, it's American manhood, or, per-
haps, to he exactly just, 1t is one inspect of
It, No, that cane is not so heavy AS 1t
looks. If 1t were so, this example Of
American manhood could not carry IL. II
he took his gloves oil. You would see n
couple Of heavy gold rings putting to
shame the attenuation Of his fingers. His
hat, as you see, threatens to c~xtinguish
him The cape of his oyercoat over his
narrow shoulders looks lkc the cape of
Good Hope. Compare his duh, weary
eyes with the sparklers which blaze in
The girls head. Compare their cheeks
without putting them together. Look ut
lis nincing toldle and loo ut her stride.
Compare their figures. But there is no
comparison They cannot he compared
any more than can wine and water, or he
pale and slckly moon that fronts tho
dawn with the resplendcnt queen Of night.
But you ask, "whnt about these ath-
lctic clubs whereof we hear SO muchi
How Ia it that they do not serve to build
up these sickly forms' The gymnasiums
are resoried to Athletics are the fash
ion
, 1887-02-08

Warranty deeds at the Leader office.
, 1887-02-08
CAPITAL PRIZE $50 900
Notice. Tickets are Ten Dollars only.
Halves. IS. Fifths, 50. Tenths, 81.

-
Pie Prizes amounting tos..-..--. Of. -sbi5,O0O
Application foi rates to clubs should be made
only to the ofice OF the Company IN New or
leans.
For further Information write clearly giving
full address.
Postal Notes, Express Money Orders. or New
York Exchange In ordinary letter. Currency by
express fnt our expenseJ addressed
a New Orleans Ia.
Or NJ. A. Washington, ]. G.
, 1887-02-08
UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION
u Over Half a Million Distributed.
Louisiana State Lottery Comply

Incorporated In 1865 for o years by the Leg
~islature for Educational and Charitable pur-
irpses-with a capital Of 81 ,ooo,0o-to Which n
reserve fund Of over $4,000 has since beer
added.
By an Overwhelming popular vote its fran
chise was made n part of the present State Con-
~titutlon adopted December 2d. A. u 1879.
7Ae only Lottery erer pofed on and endor',d
In IhS peaple Of nnn lNnfc-
, 1887-02-08

Its Grand Single Number Drawings take
place monthly. and the Semi Annual Draw
regularly every six months. June and December
AsPIENDID oPPoRTUN I1Y TO WIN a
FORTUNE Third Grand " Class
a.. In the ACADEMY OF MUSIC. NEW
ORLEANS. TUESDAY. II II. lSsi -
2Dad Monthly Drawing.
, 1887-02-08
CAPITAL PRIZE $50. 900

p We do hereby certify that ice superrise all he
arrangements Tor tie Monthly and Se1na-dHnuni
drdtrin0s Of N. Louisidnd State Lottery COn
pdny. and in person manage and control The
ducfcd tpsn honesty, yairpcss. and in good Tdih
fotodrd all parties. and zee cufhorisc the Ohm
pany 10 use tbs certificate, nth fdcsfDIiiss Ol oir
signdfares attached IN ~ advertisements"
, 1887-02-08

We the undersigned Ranks and Bankers Will
pay all prizes drawn In The Louisiana State
Lotteries which may be presented ut our conn
tiers
j. r.. Oglesby. Pres. Louisiana National Bank.
i. I.anaux, Pres. State National Bank.
A. Baldwin Pres. New Orleans National Bank.